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Marion County residents want their opinions heard.
Jump to full article: WBOY-TV (Clarksburg, WV), 2008-04-16
Author: Story by Karen Kiley
Intro: FAIRMONT -- The Marion County Board of Health passed an extensive smoking ban last month. Now some residents are expressing their opposition.
A bar owner in Fairmont has been collecting signatures on a petition against the new smoking ban. Michael Talkington says he's visited almost every bar in Marion County, and that both smokers and non-smokers are joining the fight.
Talkington says more that 1,200 people signed the petition in a single week, and that he expects to collect about 4,000 signatures.
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